Aaron Abel Wright | |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Renfrew South |
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In office 1900–1908 |
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Preceded by | John Ferguson |
Succeeded by | Thomas Andrew Low |
Personal details | |
Born |
Athens, Leeds County, Upper Canada |
June 6, 1840
Died | February 23, 1922 Renfrew, Ontario |
(aged 81)
Political party | Liberal |
Occupation | Merchant |
Aaron Abel Wright (June 6, 1840 – February 23, 1922) was a Canadian politician.
Born in Athens, Leeds County, Upper Canada, the son of Israel Wright and Fanny Stevens, he educated at the High School in Athens and at the Toronto Normal School. A merchant and President and Managing Director of the Renfrew Electric Company, Wrights was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for Renfrew South in the 1900 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in the 1904 federal election. A Baptist, he married Jane Harvey on October 26, 1871.